Single-player games like Blood Gauntlet
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Blood Gauntlet, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Dungeon Lurker
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
Fight your way into the depths of a cursed dungeon in Dungeon Lurker, a retro action roguelike with a dark twist. Uncover a sinister secret connected to your past as you plunge into a world of dark horror and brutal combat.
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Bloodbreaker: Labyrinth of the Witch
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
Prepare to descend into the Labyrinth. Bloodbreaker: Labyrinth of the Witch combines the best elements of the roguelite and Metroidvania genres into an unforgiving, yet rewarding experience.
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Self Simulated: Pinball Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
Self Simulated: Pinball Anomaly is a new Pinball game for the Game Boy Color where you flip, super-nudge and fight your way through waves of enemy robots trying to rescue Self from a corrupted digital simulation.
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Gravemaw
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
A living grave swallowed a kingdom — cathedral, kings and all. Its stone warden refused to digest. Descend the throat of GRAVEMAW: blast through five strata of the swallowed dead, slay five hardened kings, and break the heart beating at the bottom. Move fast — what stands still gets digested.
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Vlad Voievod Dracula. Episode 1 Manhunt
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
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Boingo!
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
Bounce through colourful worlds, overcome wild platforming challenges, and help Boingo save his family in this energetic 2D platforming adventure!
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Slain 2: The Beast Within
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
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Gargoyles Remastered
Single-player alternative to Blood Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blood Gauntlet.
Relive the legend of Goliath and save the world from destruction.